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Table of Contents

Recent Titles 3

Board Books 4–5

I Met a Dinosaur 6–7

How to Draw with Your Funny Bone 8–9

Night Circus 10–11

The Stolen Smile 12–13 Classic Titles 14–22

The Creative Company Gifts 23

Ordering Information 24

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Creative Editions Recent Titles

Harlem Hellfighters Known best as the Harlem Hellfighters, this all-black regiment from New York took the fight to the Central Powers on the fields of France. Under James Reese Europe, some Hellfighters also picked up instruments to take Harlem’s music into the heart of war.Author: J. Patrick Lewis / Artist: Gary Kelley978-1-56846-246-2 $18.99 HCInterest level: Age 10 and up Page count: 32Trim size: 9" × 12" Color illustrations

The Forever Flowers In this tender story about the virtues of finding, keeping, and letting go, a waylaid young grouse discovers the unex-pected joy of life’s quiet moments. When spring finally arrives, the grouse must make a decision: should she stay or fly away? Author: Michael J. Rosen / Artist: Sonja Danowski978-1-56846-273-8 $18.99 HCInterest level: Age 6 and up Page count: 32Trim size: 8-5/8" × 11-3/4" Color illustrations

Homer Henry Hudson’s Curio Museum With a nose for adventure and an eye on history, Homer Henry Hudson travels the world for pieces to add to his Curio Museum exhibits. This tale brims with curiosities, not the least of which is the true identity of the museum’s canine caretaker.Author/Artist: Zack Rock978-1-56846-260-8 $18.99 HCInterest level: Age 10 and up Page count: 32Trim size: 10" × 10" Color illustrations

Everything Is a Poem This collection cele-brates some of J. Patrick Lewis’s best poems for children—some silly, some serious, some historical, some invention, but all aimed to delight. The vibrant illustrations underscore the idea that Everything Is a Poem.Author: J. Patrick Lewis / Artist: Maria Cristina Pritelli978-1-56846-240-0 $24.99 HCInterest level: Age 6 and up Page count: 88Trim size: 10" × 10" Color illustrations

Mocha Dick: The Legend and Fury Believed to have been active from 1810 to 1859, Mocha Dick was infamous for his ferocity against those who attempted to capture him. This spirited sea lore describes characteristic encounters that made the sperm whale a legend in his own time.Author: Brian Heinz / Artist: Randall Enos978-1-56846-242-4 $18.99 HCInterest level: Age 6 and up Page count: 32Trim size: 8-5/8" × 12" Color illustrations

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If— Italian illustrator Giovanni Manna melds the innocence of childhood with the encouraging sentiments expressed by Rudyard Kipling’s words to his own son, John, in this tender portrayal of fatherly advice that has stood the test of time.Author: Rudyard KiplingArtist: Giovanni Manna978-1-56846-259-2 $18.99 HCInterest level: Age 6 and up Page count: 32Trim size: 7-1/2" x 10" Color illustrations


On the Farm & Time to Buildby Kate Riggs

illustrated by Fiammetta Dogi (On the Farm)

and Laszlo Kubinyi (Time to Build)

These durable titles offer up fun, foundational introductions to barnyard animals and

common tools that are sure to fascinate every early learner. Simple, rhythmical text in-

troduces each animal or tool, highlighting the sounds the animal makes and the tool’s

purpose in a special construction project. Detailed illustrations, meanwhile, provide a

colorful backdrop of a developing farm or construction scene.

On the Farm

978-1-56846-272-1

$7.99 Board

Interest level: Age 2 and up

Page count: 14

Trim size: 7" × 7"

Color illustrations

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Author Kate Riggs is a Minnesota-based editor and author of children’s and young adult nonfiction books. In 2012, her book Dolphins was honored as the winner of the Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Award for Transitional Nonfiction.

Artists Fiammetta Dogi is an Italian artist who specializes in children’s books. Since receiving her education in graphic arts and illustration, she has created work for clients worldwide, with her art appearing in numerous books, magazines, and ads.

Laszlo Kubinyi was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to artist parents and grew up on the East Coast. He studied art in Mexico and the United States and has created illustra-tions for many books and publications such as Time and National Geographic.

Time to Build

978-1-56846-271-4

$7.99 Board


Page count: 14

Trim size: 7" × 7"

Color illustrations

*Also available: Dig It!, How Fast Can You Go?, A Seed Needs Sun, That’s Creepy!


I Met a Dinosaurby Jan Wahl

illustrated by Chris Sheban

What is a stegosaurus doing at the gas station? Why is an apatosaurus

on its way to the park? After a visit to the Museum of Natural History,

a young girl takes the memory of those prehistoric beasts with her and

begins to see the creatures in the most unexpected places. Brimming

with imagination and roaring with the echoes of ages past, this popular

title was first published in 1997 and is here reissued and updated for a

new generation of dinosaur enthusiasts.

978-1-56846-233-2

$16.99 HC


Page count: 32

Trim size: 9" × 9"

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*Also available: A Night on the Range

Author Jan Wahl has dedicated much of his adult life to writing for chil-dren, authoring previous Creative Editions books such as The Enchanted Sled and Bear Dance. His first children’s title, published in 1964, was illustrated by Maurice Sendak. A lifelong Ohioan, Wahl continues to live and work in Toledo.

Artist Chris Sheban has illustrated several children’s books, including A Night on the Range, The Shoe Tree of Chagrin, and Red Fox at McCloskey’s Farm. His work has been honored with three gold and three silver med-als from the Society of Illustrators. He lives near Chicago, Illinois.


How to Draw with Your Funny Boneby Elwood H. Smith

If you struggle to turn sticks into figures, then perhaps it is time to seek

out a Trained Professional Artist! Illustrator Elwood H. Smith consults

his expert funny bone as he leads budding artists through a tutorial on

how to draw tricycle-riding pigs, silly-grinning cars, and jousting ketch-

up bottles. Emphasizing that subjects can be based on everyday materials

and that artists have unique styles, this is a workbook that will encour-

age readers to experiment with their own types of visual expression.

978-1-56846-243-1

$17.99 HC


Page count: 40

Trim size: 8-3/4" × 10-1/2"

Color illustrations

* Also available: I’m Not a Pig in Underpants

Author and Artist Elwood H. Smith is a renowned illustrator and for-mer art director who studied at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. His work has appeared in advertisements worldwide as well as in such no-table periodicals as Time, The Wall Street Journal, and Sports Illustrated. How to Draw with Your Funny Bone is Smith’s second picture book for Creative Editions, following I’m Not a Pig in Underpants. Recently hon-ored by the Norman Rockwell Museum with a retrospective exhibition of his art, Smith lives in Great Barrington, Massachusetts.


Night Circusby Etienne Delessert

One fall evening, a man watches, entranced, as a strange circus makes its

way along a road near his house. The clowns look like famous writers,

dogs howl off-key, angels play chess to decide who will be their next

friend, acrobats with long furry ears juggle letters, lions jump through

rings of fire—and so the procession of the Night Circus continues.

Author and illustrator Etienne Delessert invites us to follow this magical

caravan toward new adventures as it sets out into a mysterious, light-

bathed desert.

978-1-56846-277-6

$19.99 HC


Page count: 32

Trim size: 10-1/2" × 11-1/2"

Color illustrations

Author and Artist

Etienne Delessert is a Swiss-American artist and author whose picture

books have earned numerous honors, including two Graphics Prizes

from the Bologna Children’s Book Fair. His work has been presented in

retrospectives at the Louvre and at the Library of Congress in Washing-

ton, D.C. Among his many children’s book credits are I Hate to Read!,

Hungry for Numbers, Spartacus the Spider, Moon Theater, Full Color, and

A Glass. He lives in Connecticut with his wife.

* Also available: A Glass, Moon Theater, Spartacus the Spider


The Stolen Smileby J. Patrick Lewis

illustrated by Gary Kelley

In this reissued edition of their second picture book collaboration,

author J. Patrick Lewis and artist Gary Kelley take readers back to

1911—to Paris, where Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa has gone missing

from the Louvre Museum. As France laments the loss, a zealous Italian

watches in amusement, for he alone knows the truth behind the mystery

of the vanished lady with the peculiar smile. Based on true events, The

Stolen Smile is the spirited tale of a hopeful hero and one painting’s

powerful spell.

978-1-56846-281-3

$16.99 HC


Page count: 40

Trim size: 8" × 9-3/4"

Color illustrations

Author J. Patrick Lewis has earned a lofty reputation in children’s publishing, having authored nearly 90 picture books. In 2011, he was named America’s Children’s Poet Laureate, a post he held until 2013. Among his other honors is the 2011 National Council of Teachers of English Excellence in Children’s Poetry Award.

Artist Gary Kelley is an internationally known artist who has illustrated numerous books, including Creative Editions’ And the Soldiers Sang, Black Cat Bone, and The Emily Sonnets. His artwork has appeared in such periodicals as The New Yorker and Rolling Stone and can be seen in Barnes & Noble’s bookstore murals.

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The Adventures of Pinocchio Will a misbe-having wooden puppet amend his wicked ways in time to become a real boy?Author: Carlo Collodi / Artist: Roberto Innocenti978-1-56846-190-8 $35.00 HCInterest level: Age 8 and up Page count: 192Trim size: 8-1/2" x 11-1/4" Color illustrations

All the World’s a Stage This poetry collection explores Shakespeare’s “Seven Ages of Man” to celebrate the theater of human existence.Compiler: Lee Bennett Hopkins / Artist: Guy Billout978-1-56846-218-9 $19.99 HCInterest level: Age 8 and up Page count: 40Trim size: 10-1/2" x 9-1/2" Color illustrations

And the Soldiers Sang Along the infamous Western Front, enemies are drawn together by song in the spirit of Christmas friendship.Author: J. Patrick Lewis / Artist: Gary Kelley978-1-56846-220-2 (HC) $19.99 HC978-0-89812-975-5 (PB) $9.99 PBInterest level: Age 9 and up Page count: 32Trim size: 9" x 12" Color illustrations

Black Cat Bone Legend credits his success to a midnight pact at a dark crossroads, but what is the real story of Robert Johnson? Author: J. Patrick Lewis / Artist: Gary Kelley978-1-56846-194-6 $24.95 HCInterest level: Age 10 and up Page count: 48Trim size: 8-1/2" x 12" Color illustrations

Bobo’s Smile What’s a clown to do when the circus shuts down and he loses the ability to smile? Bobo goes on a quest to regain his happiness.Author/Artist: Seymour Chwast978-1-56846-221-9 $14.99 HCInterest level: Age 3 and up Page count: 32Trim size: 8" x 8" Color illustrations

The Cat Who Invented Bebop A feline saxophonist sets out for jazzy New York, where he makes his mark as a cool cat to remember. Author/Artist: Marshall Arisman978-1-56846-152-6 (Regular Edition) $17.95 HC978-1-56846-168-7 (Special Edition) $21.95 HCInterest level: Age 8 and up Page count: 32Trim size: 8-1/2" x 11" Color illustrations

Cheyenne Medicine Hat A mustang mare leads a herd of wild horses on an adventurous jour-ney that unfolds into an uplifting story of survival.Author: Brian Heinz / Artist: Gregory Manchess978-1-56846-181-6 $19.95 HCInterest level: Age 8 and up Page count: 32Trim size: 8-1/4" x 12-1/4" Color illustrations

Christmas Present On a cold and snowy win-ter’s day, a homeless man and his son take comfort in A Christmas Carol and receive an early present.Author: Jan Wahl / Artist: Michael McCurdy978-1-56846-165-6 $18.00 HCInterest level: Age 9 and up Page count: 64Trim size: 5" x 7" Black-and-white illustrations

Cinderella A glamorous, 1920s-era style of illustration helps bring to life the familiar 17th-century fairy tale of Cinderella.Author: Charles Perrault / Artist: Roberto Innocenti978-1-56846-130-4 (HC) $20.95 HC978-0-89812-828-4 (PB) $7.99 PBInterest level: Age 8 and up Page count: 32Trim size: 7-3/4" x 11" Color illustrations

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A Coach’s Letter to His Son Words, sketches, and paintings combine to convey a coaching father’s lessons and regrets to his ball-playing son.Author: Mel Allen / Artist: John Thompson978-1-56846-134-2 $19.95 HCInterest level: Age 10 and up Page count: 32Trim size: 7-1/4" x 11" Color illustrations

The Creative Collection of American Short Stories This beautifully illustrated anthology spans more than 150 years to spotlight 17 gems. Authors: various / Artist: Yan Nascimbene978-1-56846-202-8 $28.95 HCInterest level: Age 10 and up Page count: 272Trim size: 7-1/4" x 10-1/4" Color illustrations

Dark Fiddler An old gravedigger recounts to his young apprentice the tall but true tale of Ital-ian violinist Nicolo Paganini.Author: Aaron Frisch / Artist: Gary Kelley978-1-56846-200-4 $17.95 HCInterest level: Age 8 and up Page count: 32Trim size: 9" x 12" Color illustrations

Dig It! In this illustrated nonfiction board book, six construction machines are introduced by their defining features or functions.Author: Kate Riggs / Artist: Laszlo Kubinyi978-1-56846-237-0 $7.99 BoardInterest level: Age 2 and up Page count: 14Trim size: 7" x 7" Color illustrations

The Emily Sonnets Sonnets and biographical notes tell of the reclusive life and literary creativity of 19th-century American poet Emily Dickinson.Author: Jane Yolen / Artist: Gary Kelley978-1-56846-215-8 $19.99 HCInterest level: Age 11 and up Page count: 40Trim size: 8" x 11-1/4" Color illustrations

Etienne Delessert Memory Game This classic game gets a fresh treatment with striking images taken from the books of Etienne Delessert.Artist: Etienne Delessert978-1-56846-262-2 $14.99Interest level: Age 4 and up Color illustrationsSize: 3" x 3" x 6"

The Forever Flowers A waylaid grouse discov-ers the unexpected joys of quietude—and the difficulty of decision-making.Author: Michael J. Rosen / Artist: Sonja Danowski978-1-56846-273-8 $18.99 HCInterest level: Age 6 and up Page count: 32Trim size: 8-5/8" x 11-3/4" Color illustrations

Erika’s Story A Jewish woman narrates how her mother was able to spare her from the horrors of the Holocaust as an infant.Author: Ruth Vander Zee / Artist: Roberto Innocenti978-1-56846-176-2 (HC) $19.99 HC978-0-89812-891-8 (PB) $10.99 PBInterest level: Age 8 and up Page count: 24Trim size: 10" x 9-1/2" Color illustrations


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Everything Is a Poem A compilation of poetry from a former U.S. Children’s Poet Laureate, J. Patrick Lewis.Author: J. Patrick Lewis / Artist: Maria Cristina Pritelli978-1-56846-240-0 $24.99 HCInterest level: Age 6 and up Page count: 88Trim size: 10" x 10" Color illustrations


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Full Color No introduction to the colors of the rainbow is quite like this one, here reissued from a 2008 original in a smaller format.Author/Artist: Etienne Delessert978-1-56846-266-0 $15.99 HCInterest level: Age 2 and up Page count: 32Trim size: 7-1/4" x 9-3/4" Color illustrations

Fun with Numbers Mischievous illustrations remind readers that there have been many ways of counting, measuring, and having fun with numbers.Author: Massin / Artists: Les Chats Pelés978-0-15200-962-5 $17.00 HCInterest level: Age 8 and up Page count: 40Trim size: 9" x 13" Color illustrations

The Gardener’s Apprentice This retelling of a traditional Romanian folk tale also serves as a teaching tool for all those who love plants.Author: Eric Metaxas / Artist: Rodica Prato978-1-56846-154-0 $15.00 HCInterest level: Age 8 and up Page count: 64Trim size: 7-5/8" x 9" Color illustrations

The Girl in Red Depicting a city as a wilder-ness, this modern take offers a twist on the old tale of an innocent girl in a red riding hood.Author: Aaron Frisch / Artist: Roberto Innocenti978-1-56846-223-3 $19.99 HCInterest level: Age 8 and up Page count: 32Trim size: 10-1/2" x 11-1/2" Color illustrations

A Glass In this autobiographical story, readers will learn of one seemingly unbreakable glass and of the shatterproof love between a parent and child.Author/Artist: Etienne Delessert978-1-56846-257-8 $18.99 HCInterest level: Age 7 and up Page count: 32Trim size: 9" x 9" Color illustrations

The Good Ship Crocodile A friendly crocodile acts as a ferry to many stranded animal neighbors, and his good deeds are repaid in full.Author: J. Patrick Lewis / Artist: Monique Felix978-1-56846-238-7 $18.99 HCInterest level: Age 5 and up Page count: 32Trim size: 9-3/4" x 9-3/4" Color illustrations

Harlem Hellfighters Black Americans from New York take both the fight and their music to

the WWI battlefields of France. Author: J. Patrick Lewis / Artist: Gary Kelley978-1-56846-246-2 $18.99 HCInterest level: Age 10 and up Page count: 32Trim size: 9" x 12" Color illustrations

The Frog Who Wanted to See the Sea A timid frog’s journey becomes a modern fairy tale in this reissued 2014 edition of the 2007 original.Author/Artist: Guy Billout978-1-56846-267-7 $16.99 HCInterest level: Age 6 and up Page count: 32Trim size: 9-1/4" x 8-1/4" Color illustrations

Franklin the Fly When a mild-mannered fly spends a day in the countryside, he discovers the peaceful life he has been missing.Author/Artist: R. O. Blechman978-1-56846-148-9 $17.95 HCInterest level: Age 7 and up Page count: 40Trim size: 7-1/4" x 10" Color illustrations



How Fast Can You Go? In this illustrated nonfiction board book, six modes of transporta-tion are introduced by their relative speeds.Author: Kate Riggs / Artist: Nate Williams978-1-56846-253-0 $7.99 BoardInterest level: Age 2 and up Page count: 14Trim size: 7" x 7" Color illustrations

Hungry for Numbers From bananas and blueberries to sixes and sevens, whimsical illustra-tions of fruit are paired with numbers 1 to 10.Author/Artist: Etienne Delessert978-1-56846-198-4 $19.95 HCInterest level: Age 8 and up Page count: 32Trim size: 9" x 12" Color illustrations

I Hate to Read! Victor Dickens hates to read, and nothing can change his mind until he discov-ers the hidden lives of printed words. Author: Rita Marshall / Artist: Etienne Delessert

978-1-56846-232-5 $16.99 HCInterest level: Age 5 and up Page count: 32Trim size: 7-1/4" x 9-3/4" Color illustrations

If— Rudyard Kipling’s encouraging sentiments that inspired a nation are tenderly portrayed in this illustrated edition of the famous poem.Author: Rudyard Kipling / Artist: Giovanni Manna978-1-56846-259-2 $18.99 HCInterest level: Age 6 and up Page count: 32Trim size: 7-1/2" x 10" Color illustrations

The Illustrated Treasury of Fairy Tales Ten beloved fairy tales are brought to life by world-renowned artists.Authors: various / Artists: various978-1-56846-144-1 $29.95 HCInterest level: Age 8 and up Page count: 352Trim size: 7-1/4" x 11" Color illustrations and photographs

I’m Not a Pig in Underpants Follow a series of delightful, poetic clues as a mysterious animal narrator prompts readers to figure out its identity.Author/Artist: Elwood H. Smith978-1-56846-229-5 $18.99 HCInterest level: Age 5 and up Page count: 40Trim size: 8-1/2" x 10-1/2" Color illustrations


I Still Hate to Read! In this follow-up to the acclaimed I Hate to Read!, a classroom assignment unveils a boy’s secret love for books.Author: Rita Marshall / Artist: Etienne Delessert978-1-56846-174-8 $19.95 HCInterest level: Age 4 and up Page count: 32Trim size: 8-1/2" x 12" Color illustrations

The House In this gorgeously illustrated title, a country house is rediscovered and reborn at the turn of the 20th century. Author: J. Patrick Lewis / Artist: Roberto Innocenti978-1-56846-201-1 $19.95 HCInterest level: Age 8 and up Page count: 64Trim size: 9" x 12-1/2" Color illustrations

Homer Henry Hudson’s Curio Museum A mysterious adventurer travels the world for treasures to add to his unique collection. Author/Artist: Zack Rock978-1-56846-260-8 $18.99 HCInterest level: Age 10 and up Page count: 32Trim size: 10" x 10" Color illustrations



Michelangelo’s World Combining gorgeous photographs with sonnets by poet J. Patrick Lewis, this picture book celebrates the Renaissance master.Author: J. Patrick Lewis978-1-56846-167-0 $17.95 HCInterest level: Age 8 and up Page count: 40Trim size: 9" x 11" Color photographs and artwork

Moon Theater Every night, the rising moon takes center stage, surrounded by vigilant owls, howling dogs, and other supporting characters.Author/Artist: Etienne Delessert978-1-56846-208-0 $17.95 HCInterest level: Age 4 and up Page count: 32Trim size: 8-1/2" x 11" Color illustrations

Mouse Books: The Alphabet A curious mouse eats its way into a book and, while searching for letters, finds a friend and makes a cozy nest. Author/Artist: Monique Felix978-1-56846-226-4 $12.99 HCInterest level: Age 3 and up Page count: 32Trim size: 6-3/4" x 6-3/4" Color illustrations

Mouse Books: The Boat A pensive rodent un-covers a seascape and must devise a getaway vehicle before the pages fill with water. Author/Artist: Monique Felix978-1-56846-252-3 $12.99 HCInterest level: Age 3 and up Page count: 32Trim size: 6-3/4" x 6-3/4" Color illustrations

Lineup for Yesterday Baseball Cards Nash’s classic odes to baseball greats of yore are presented in a boxed set of full-color commemorative cards.Author: Ogden Nash / Artist: C. F. Payne978-1-56846-249-3 $12.99Interest level: Age 4 and up Color illustrationsSize: 6" x 4-1/4" × 1"

The Lonely Pine The Lonely Pine recounts a calendar year in the Arctic life of the world’s northernmost tree.Author: Aaron Frisch / Artist: Etienne Delessert978-1-56846-214-1 $17.99 HCInterest level: Age 9 and up Page count: 32Trim size: 11" x 7-3/4" Color illustrations

The Last Resort An artist’s quest to recover his imagination leads him to a remote seaside hotel visited by some rather remarkable guests.Author: J. Patrick Lewis / Artist: Roberto Innocenti978-1-56846-172-4 $24.99 HCInterest level: Age 8 and up Page count: 48Trim size: 8-5/8" x 11-7/8" Color illustrations

Lineup for Yesterday Famous poet Ogden Nash pays entertaining tribute to the greatest base-ball players of the 1800s and early 1900s.Author: Ogden Nash / Artist: C. F. Payne978-1-56846-212-7 $19.99 HCInterest level: Age 9 and up Page count: 56Trim size: 10-3/4" x 9-1/2" Color illustrations

Mocha Dick In this spirited sea lore, a 19th-century sperm whale becomes infamous for retaliat-ing against those who try to capture him.Author: Brian Heinz / Artist: Randall Enos978-1-56846-242-4 $18.99 HCInterest level: Age 6 and up Page count: 32Trim size: 8-5/8" x 12" Color illustrations



Mouse Books: The Colors A bored little rodent experiments with paints and discovers the joys of creating colorful artwork.Author/Artist: Monique Felix978-1-56846-234-9 $12.99 HCInterest level: Age 3 and up Page count: 32Trim size: 6-3/4" x 6-3/4" Color illustrations

Mouse Books: The Numbers A group of gnawing mice tunnel through the pages of a book, turning scraps of paper into a counting lesson.Author/Artist: Monique Felix978-1-56846-235-6 $12.99 HCInterest level: Age 3 and up Page count: 32Trim size: 6-3/4" x 6-3/4" Color illustrations

Mouse Books: The Opposites Two mice with opposing viewpoints are brought closer to-gether when they discover their similarities.Author/Artist: Monique Felix978-1-56846-251-6 $12.99 HCInterest level: Age 3 and up Page count: 32Trim size: 6-3/4" x 6-3/4" Color illustrations

Mouse Books: The Valentine A lonely mouse turns an empty page into a folded paper house with a heart-shaped roof window and room for two.Author/Artist: Monique Felix978-1-56846-247-9 $12.99 HCInterest level: Age 3 and up Page count: 32Trim size: 6-3/4" x 6-3/4" Color illustrations

Mouse Books: The Wind After a crafty rodent eats its way into a book, it escapes the op-pression of a mighty breeze by harnessing its power.Author/Artist: Monique Felix978-1-56846-227-1 $12.99 HCInterest level: Age 3 and up Page count: 32Trim size: 6-3/4" x 6-3/4" Color illustrations

The Necklace Master storyteller Guy de Mau-passant’s classic tale of vanity, honor, and irony is illustrated like never before.Author: Guy de Maupassant / Artist: Gary Kelley

978-1-56846-193-9 $19.95 HCInterest level: Age 10 and up Page count: 48Trim size: 8" x 13" Color illustrations

Never Catch a Cold Black-ink illustrations introduce various kinds of colds—and a number of extinct fantastical creatures—in this “history.”Author/Artist: André François978-1-56846-231-8 $15.99 HCInterest level: Age 6 and up Page count: 88Trim size: 7-3/4" x 5-5/32" Black/white illustrations

A Number of Animals As a little chick searches for its mother among barnyard animals, it involves readers in a simple counting exercise.Author: Kate Green / Artist: Christopher Wormell978-1-56846-222-6 $15.99 HCInterest level: Age 3 and up Page count: 32Trim size: 9" x 9" Color illustrations


A Night on the Range In this story of Western dreaming, a wide-eyed cowpoke and his faithful dog leave indoor comforts behind.Author: Aaron Frisch / Artist: Chris Sheban978-1-56846-205-9 (HC) $19.99 HC978-0-89812-829-1 (PB) $7.99 PBInterest level: Age 4 and up Page count: 32Trim size: 10-3/4" x 9-1/2" Color illustrations

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The Riverbank Illustrations accompanying the final paragraph of On the Origin of Species commemo-rate the 150th anniversary of the book’s publication.Author: Charles Darwin / Artist: Fabian Negrin978-1-56846-207-3 $17.95 HCInterest level: Age 8 and up Page count: 32Trim size: 8-7/8" x 10-5/8" Color illustrations

The Rumor Threats of a hungry beast compel animal friends to warn one another and thus turn hearsay into an increasingly inaccurate rumor.Author/Artist: Monique Felix978-1-56846-219-6 $19.99 HCInterest level: Age 6 and up Page count: 32Trim size: 9-1/2" x 10-3/4" Color illustrations

Rose Blanche One day, a young German girl follows a truck into the woods, where she discov-ers a terrible secret. Author: Christophe Gallaz / Artist: Roberto Innocenti978-1-56846-189-2 (HC) $19.99 HC978-0-89812-385-2 (PB) $10.99 PBInterest level: Age 7 and up Page count: 32Trim size: 8-1/8" x 11" Color illustrations

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Sailing the Unknown Travel the uncharted world of the late 1700s with Captain Cook.Author: Michael J. RosenArtist: Maria Cristina Pritelli978-1-56846-216-5 (HC) $19.99 HC978-0-89812-976-2 (PB) $12.00 PBInterest level: Age 9 and up Page count: 40Trim size: 10" x 11-3/8" Color illustrations

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A Number of Animals Nesting Blocks This set of 10 graduated blocks can be stacked into a tower nearly 3 feet high.Author: Kate Green / Artist: Christopher Wormell978-1-56846-248-6 $24.99Interest level: Size: 5-3/4" xAge 6 months and up 5-3/4" x 5-3/4"

Ocean Deep A lonely girl seeks out a quiet, solitary man who has a secret he’s willing to share.Author/Artist: Yan Nascimbene978-1-56846-161-8 $17.95 HCInterest level: Age 8 and up Page count: 40Trim size: 10-5/8" x 8-3/4" Color illustrations

The One and Only 1, 2, 3 Book A number 1 with a high opinion of itself must compete for attention as the pages brim with numeric activity. Author/Artist: R. O. Blechman978-1-56846-245-5 $15.99 HCInterest level: Age 4 and up Page count: 24Trim size: 11-5/8" x 9" Color illustrations

Pirates at the Plate Teams of pirates and cowboys inject rowdy adventure into America’s pastime in this exquisitely illustrated story.Author: Aaron Frisch / Artist: Mark Summers978-1-56846-210-3 $17.99 HCInterest level: Age 6 and up Page count: 32Trim size: 8-1/2" x 11-1/4" Color illustrations

Nutcracker A magical Christmas Eve is brought to life by Roberto Innocenti’s intricate artwork in this holiday classic.Author: E.T.A. Hoffmann / Artist: Roberto Innocenti978-0-15100-227-6 $35.00 HCInterest level: Age 8 and up Page count: 136Trim size: 10" x 11-3/8" Color illustrations



A Seed Needs Sun In this illustrated nonfic-tion board book, a plant’s life cycle is introduced by highlighting what it needs to grow at each stage.Author: Kate Riggs / Artist: Fiammetta Dogi978-1-56846-254-7 $7.99 BoardInterest level: Age 2 and up Page count: 14Trim size: 7" x 7" Color illustrations

The Seven Dwarfs Relive the narrative of Snow White from the perspective of Stephane and his six dwarf brothers.Author/Artist: Etienne Delessert978-1-56846-139-7 $17.95 HCInterest level: Age 8 and up Page count: 32Trim size: 8-3/8" x 11" Color illustrations

Skywriting: Poems to Fly Poetry and artwork combine to memorialize the jet-powered freedom and preposterous elegance of various aircraft.Author: J. Patrick Lewis / Artist: Laszlo Kubinyi978-1-56846-203-5 $17.95 HCInterest level: Age 8 and up Page count: 32Trim size: 8" x 11" Color illustrations

So Said Ben Drawings spotlight 13 sensible sayings, set alongside reflections on Benjamin Franklin’s own life experiences.Author/Artist: Michael McCurdy978-1-56846-147-2 $17.95 HCInterest level: Age 8 and up Page count: 32Trim size: 7-3/4" x 10-1/8" Black-and-white illustrations

Self-Portrait with Seven Fingers Fourteen of Marc Chagall’s works are here vividly reproduced and accompanied by biographical poems.Authors: J. Patrick Lewis and Jane Yolen978-1-56846-211-0 (HC) $18.99 HC978-0-89812-974-8 (PB) $12.00 PBInterest level: Age 11 and up Page count: 40Trim size: 7-1/4" x 10-1/4" Reproductions

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Spartacus the Spider When a little spider finally devises a way to spin a mighty web, prey is his for the catching, but what may be the cost?Author/Artist: Etienne Delessert978-1-56846-213-4 $17.95 HCInterest level: Age 4 and up Page count: 32Trim size: 8-3/4" x 12" Color illustrations

Storytime Clock This wall clock serves as a delightful aid to telling time and as a reminder that any time can be a good time for reading. Artist: Etienne Delessert978-1-56846-263-9 $24.99Interest level: Age 4 and up Size: 12" round

Tall City, Wide Country Light on words but big on charm, this unique picture book is a trip worth taking—just by turning the book around!Author/Artist: Seymour Chwast978-1-56846-228-8 $15.99 HCInterest level: Age 3 and up Page count: 32Trim size: 11" x 6" Color illustrations


That’s Creepy! In this illustrated nonfiction board book, six creepy-crawlies are introduced by high-lighting the animals’ common traits or behaviors.Author: Kate Riggs / Artist: Fiammetta Dogi978-1-56846-236-3 $7.99 BoardInterest level: Age 2 and up Page count: 14Trim size: 7" x 7" Color illustrations



The Wicked Prince A power-hungry prince ruthlessly conquers all nations on Earth, but he finally learns defeat in a most humbling manner. Author: Hans Christian Andersen Artist: Georges Lemoine978-0-15200-958-8 $18.00 HCInterest level: Age 8 and up Page count: 40Trim size: 8-1/2" x 12" Color illustrations

The Yellow Train A young boy named Theo embarks on a great journey to learn the secrets of the Yellow Train.Author: Alistair Highet / Artist: François Roca978-1-56846-128-1 $17.95 HCInterest level: Age 8 and up Page count: 40Trim size: 9" x 13" Color illustrations

Tuba Lessons A boy venturing through a forest on his way to a tuba lesson finds himself giving a concert to an unexpected audience. Author: T. C. Bartlett / Artist: Monique Felix978-1-56846-209-7 (HC) $17.95 HC978-0-89812-522-1 (PB) $9.95 PBInterest level: All ages Page count: 32Trim size: 10-1/2" x 10-1/2" Color illustrations

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The Velveteen Rabbit This reissued classic returns readers to the magical world of toys.Author: Margery Williams Bianco Artist: Monique Felix978-1-56846-217-2 (HC) $19.99 HC978-0-89812-831-4 (PB) $8.99 PBInterest level: Age 8 and up Page count: 40Trim size: 7-3/4" x 11-3/8" Color illustrations

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Storytime Clock

Any time is story time. Featuring artwork from re-

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